MLS 101: Roster rules explained | Salary cap, allocation money

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As requested, tried to dive into the complicated world that is MLS roster rules. Basics plus more advanced for the fellow sickos out there.
00:00 - Intro
01:22 - Basics: DPs, roster size, international roster slots, U-22 initiative
10:35 - Advanced: Sicko stuff. Discovery lists, GAM, TAM, buyouts

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@tylersorensen7540 4 ай бұрын

I’m a pretty hardcore MLS fan and I listen to ETR religiously, but every time roster rules and salary cap gymnastics are discussed, I get pretty lost and always find myself wishing that someone who knows their way around would just explain this to me. I can’t tell you how helpful this intro to roster mechanisms is!!

@DraigDyn 4 ай бұрын

No way MLS roster rules can be explained in under 18 minutes. Would be a 300 level college course nobody would voluntarily sign up for.

@ryanlefaivre3967 4 ай бұрын

Love this sicko stuff. I loved this kind of thing when allocation disorder was still around. Maybe you and Paul should bring it back!!

@garymauk5134 4 ай бұрын

Awesome content! I’ve heard this done before in hour+ podcasts but having it in a “short” 18 mins was great.

@timparker5570 4 ай бұрын

Fantastic video! I've been a pretty casual viewer of MLS for years now, and the roster rules have always such an enigma for me. I finally feel like I kind of understand what's going on now lol

@davidday2373 4 ай бұрын

I'm a dedicated supporter of the NBA since the 1990's and MLS since 2018... and I understand the NBA's roster rules about as well as I do MLS's roster rules, which is to say not well at all. But I enjoy my teams just the same.

@Ben_Jammin93 4 ай бұрын

I’m still confused 🤣. Great video, though, Tom! I know you did your best and it’s hard explaining this stuff

@blackfalcon1324 10 күн бұрын

Got half way thru the video but I needed an mental break so I went and did my calculus homework.

@HungNguyen-qr7bt 4 ай бұрын

This and the A-League in Australia also has pretty complicated salary rules. That’s the reality of being resourceful with your money while having to keep up in a sport where dollars would actually be thrown into a pit if that meant you get to play inadequately at a higher competition next season.

@alexrankin3796 4 ай бұрын

Great content, helps a lot! Thanks Tommy B! Loving all the information.

@Mateo-kf6bo 4 ай бұрын

Very informative Tom, happy for you and thanks for the content which is appreciated

@davidday2373 4 ай бұрын

Not a fun video, but here for a third time because i actually want to learn something.

@andressifontes9111 4 ай бұрын

Tom this video was brilliant and informative I'm a big fan of yours!

@alexwhitehead-uc6os 4 ай бұрын

Thanks for taking the request Tom! Great vid.

@michaelspillane7625 4 ай бұрын

Sicko territory for sure. but love it and respect it

@stevenygabbyperez695 4 ай бұрын

What I want to know is 1- Why isn't the cap higher? 2 - How much could MLS clubs responsibly spend if they had no limit?

@MBowermaster 4 ай бұрын

Brilliant video! Thanks for sharing.

@rupelfc 4 ай бұрын

thanks for doing this Tom. I am trying to learn this stuff.

@zacharys.1487 4 ай бұрын

Love you for this, Tom

@davidbotello8806 4 ай бұрын

finally, i have needing this

@johnFOOTBALLMAD 2 ай бұрын

Excellent- thank you 🙏

@gulboris 4 ай бұрын

Awesome video, thanks for sharing! Still have so many questions, though. 🤔📹

@gacreid 4 ай бұрын

Good job Tom!

@edwin6791 4 ай бұрын

we lost paul and sam's deep dives. there is a space to fill. hoping you do more and more time league mechanisms and roster rules

@chepito2k10 4 ай бұрын

Maybe some YT shorts explaining each mechanism like what is GAM, how does it come to exist if there's already a salary budget, why did TAM start up, what's the point of international slots, why does Houston only have 7 permanent ones and RBNY get 9, etc

@robthomas5827 4 ай бұрын

Thanks, Tom!

@johnrawlins9431 4 ай бұрын

You had me at Sicko

@tibebe6571 4 ай бұрын

I think we need to create a cult of the 'stache for MLS. But to answer your question it was really fun when you were not making me second guess my decision to watch your video by telling me its not fun.

@juanj.lozoya5330 4 ай бұрын

Great video! I’d love to see a video that explains how your job works. Like obviously not giving away sources or important info, but showing kinda a day in your life? Like how does your job actually work? (Mean no disrespect in the question)

@mauricioortuno6649 4 ай бұрын

🔥🔥🔥

@kselby7 4 ай бұрын

Great video! If a team sells a homegrown and gets allocation money from it does that expire? For example with selling Cade cowell do the quakes have to use that money this season?

@glasshousesoccer 4 ай бұрын

This video was definitely more fun than my day job as a claims attorney. You think roster rules will ever change to encourage MORE spending on players by owners? (Like a salary floor.)

@dannywesson7489 4 ай бұрын

I bet that phone call at the beginning was your Timbers source informing you a new signing is coming

@sebastinmypantsify 4 ай бұрын

Very informative! Quick question how do you “weigh” allocation money for lack of a better term lol. Whenever i see a trade involving GAM i never know which team got the better end of the deal. Is a 200k transfer fee the same as 200k in GAM??

@brandiwithandi 4 ай бұрын

Very insightful but still confusing 😅

@davidday2373 4 ай бұрын

MLS teams are free to spend $100,000,000+ on their team roster if they wanted under their rules. The "Salary Cay" is a actually a mis-nomer, MLS does NOT have a "hard cap". There are teams that spend under $10M, essentially not really using the DP spots for what they're intended.

@chottstuff 4 ай бұрын

who is the front office staff of each team that is responsible for fully understanding the roster rules?

@Androbott 26 күн бұрын

hay q ser contador para en tender lo d los traspasos

@rupelfc 4 ай бұрын

Could you buyout a player to get rid of their salary budget and then resign them? I am thinking if you have a player who is a DP and can't be bought down, could you buy him out and then resign him so that he could be bought down? Not sure that question makes sense.

@rayaj32 4 ай бұрын

Does Salt Lake City still have one less International slot?

@ZizouZico 4 ай бұрын

My MLS fandom improved once I gave up trying to follow the more byzantine rules. 😂

@ruicosta3860 4 ай бұрын

How can inter Miami then have suarez, busquets, messi and alba?

@mikestavrakis9151 4 ай бұрын

Tom, how does the international rules affect the Canadian teams?

@philipsmith9389 4 ай бұрын

From MLS' roster rules webpage: Canada-based clubs: For Canadian clubs, a domestic player is either a Canadian citizen or the holder of certain other special status (i.e., has been granted refugee or asylum status), a player who qualifies under the Homegrown International Rule, or a U.S. Domestic Player by Roster Compliance Date. There is no limit as to the number of U.S. Domestic Players or Canadian Domestic Players on a Canadian club's roster; provided, however, a Canadian club is required to have a minimum of three Canadian Domestic Players on its roster at all times.

@Jesse_ph06 Ай бұрын

Is the salary cap a week or a month??

@rupelfc 4 ай бұрын

So couldn't the U-22 initiative players be considered as "Super" DPs since their transfer fee is not counted against the salary cap?

@tombogert 4 ай бұрын

Nope. They have a fixed salary cost to quality (can't be more than the senior budget charge, which was $651k last year). DPs have no such restrictions

@rupelfc 4 ай бұрын

@@tombogert thanks for the clarification.